Give it up. The pressure we put on ourselves to be all things, do it all, achieve, work, enjoy, savor, rest. No matter how successful my day, there’s always something forgotten or pushed off till [...]

Think about how often your phone is more than three feet away from you. Our smartphones have become our best friend and our security blanket. They provide education, entertainment and escape. We are never lost [...]

Full Disclosure When the leaves on the trees blow away and my scarves & chunky sweaters come out, I traditionally think of Christmas….tasks. Yes, Christmas tasks, especially shopping. I wish I could say that I [...]

At times, children naturally enjoy each other. But conflict is inevitable. If parents allow it, isolated conflicts can turn into a persistent rivalry with the power to dominate their children’s relationships with each other. In [...]